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Hustle and Bustle at Center of Milky Way www.nasa.gov 2 TWEETS
This artist's concept illustrates the frenzied activity at the core of our Milky Way galaxy. The galactic center hosts a supermassive black hole in the region known as Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*, with a mass of about four million times that of our sun. The
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NASA EDGE: Go, No Go for Launch www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
NASA EDGE talks to Sarah Daugherty, a Wallops Flight Facility Test Director, about what it takes to manage a successful rocket launch.">NASA - NASA EDGE: Go, No Go for Launch/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrowserClass(modern){var nBr
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Sounding Rockets Launch from the Marshall Islands www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
Red and white vapor clouds filled the skies over the Marshall Islands as part of NASA’s Equatorial Vortex Experiment (EVEX). The red cloud was formed by the release of lithium vapor and the white tracer clouds were formed by the release of trimethyl alumi
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NASA - Second and Third Sounding Rockets Launched from the Marshall Islands www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
The Equatorial Vortex Experiment was successfully conducted on May 7 from the Marshall Islands when a NASA Terrier-Oriole sounding rocket was launched followed by the launch of a Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket 90 seconds later.">NASA -
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NASA Extends Electrical Systems Engineering Services Contract www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
NASA has extended its interim contract with MEI Technologies Inc. of Houston for electrical systems engineering services.">NASA - NASA Extends Electrical Systems Engineering Services Contract /** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrowserCl
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NASA - Success Continues as NASA's Orion Parachute Tests Get More Difficult www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft safely landed during a simulation of two types of parachute failures Wednesday.">NASA - Success Continues as NASA's Orion Parachute Tests Get More Difficult/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrow
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NASA - Milky Way Black Hole Snacks on Hot Gas www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
The supermassive black hole at the core of our Milky Way galaxy is gobbling up hot gas, according to a new study from the Herschel space observatory.">NASA - Milky Way Black Hole Snacks on Hot Gas/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrowse
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LAGEOS I, 1976 www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
The LAGEOS I, Laser Geodynamics Satellite, was launched on May 4, 1976 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The two-foot diameter, 900-pound satellite orbited the Earth from pole to pole and measured the movements of the Earth's surface relative to
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NASA - NASA Study Projects Warming-Driven Changes in Global Rainfall www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
A NASA-led modeling study provides new evidence that global warming may increase the risk for extreme rainfall and drought.">NASA - NASA Study Projects Warming-Driven Changes in Global Rainfall/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrowserCl
NASA - NASA Chat: 2013 Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower www.nasa.gov 2 TWEETS
On the night of May 5, NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke answered your questions about the 2013 Eta Aquarid meteor shower.› Chat Transcript (PDF, 125 Kb)">NASA - NASA Chat: 2013 Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower/** * Browser Detect Class */functio
NASA - 'Hot Spots' Ride a Merry-Go-Round on Jupiter www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
NASA's Cassini spacecraft tracks the shifting shape of holes in Jupiter's atmosphere over time.">NASA - 'Hot Spots' Ride a Merry-Go-Round on Jupiter/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrowserClass(modern){var nBrowser = navigator.appName;
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NASA - NASA's Fermi, Swift See 'Shockingly Bright' Burst www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world.">NASA - NASA's Fermi, Swift See 'Shockingly Bright' Burst/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrowserClass(modern){var nBrow
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NASA Featured Images and Galleries www.nasa.gov 2 TWEETS
NASA.gov brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America’s space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, subscribe to blogs, RSS feeds and podcasts, watch NASA TV live, or simply read about our mission t
NASA - NASA Rover Prototype Set To Explore Greenland Ice Sheet www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
NASA will test a new robotic explorer, dubbed GROVER, in Greenland from early May to early June 2013.">NASA - NASA Rover Prototype Set To Explore Greenland Ice Sheet/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrowserClass(modern){var nBrowser = n
NASA - Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova www.nasa.gov 2 TWEETS
These thin, blood-red shells of gas are remnants from when an unstable progenitor star exploded violently as a supernova around 600 years ago.">NASA - Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBro
NASA - NASA High School STEM Challenge Announces Winning Team, Invites Students to Present Ideas at NASA Goddard www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
An integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics program focused on NASA's forthcoming Webb telescope, has named its 2012-2013 first place team.">NASA - NASA High School STEM Challenge Announces Winning Team, Invites Students to Pres
NASA - NASA and Amateur Radio Operators Piece Together the PhoneSat Picture www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
For about one week, engineers at NASA Ames and ham radio operators worldwide reconstructed an image of Earth.">NASA - NASA and Amateur Radio Operators Piece Together the PhoneSat Picture/** * Browser Detect Class */function detectBrowserClass(mod
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NASA Astrophysicist Elected to National Academy of Sciences www.nasa.gov 1 TWEETS
NASA astrophysicist Chryssa Kouveliotou, a senior scientist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been selected for membership in the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements i
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